[5th GHG E.G. Mine]

Also, an add-on to what I've already stated. In regards to food intake, the most effective time to eat high protein foods is a while before your workout and immediately after. Then have something else high in protein a few hours later. This will keep your body burning the protein (as long as there's a good amount in your system) and converting it into muscle for quite a while after your workout.

Keep in mind the basics of the foods. Carbs are long term energy, protein is more short term, and fat is emergency reserve. So while cutting it out will reduce the amount of fat your body gains, it also cuts into the healthier nutrients even moreso.
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[Violent Pacifist]

As others have said, you need a low body fat percentage. Everybody has abs, strong or not. They're just sitting under the fat on people's stomachs.

You don't need to do all the high rep stuff though. Lots of reps builds endurance, not so many reps builds strength/mass. I'd say run through a list of various ab exercises at 20 reps each. If it's too easy, then add some weight to it (medicine ball, hold some books on your head, whatever) until it feels like a workout. Don't get too zealous though and over work them or you'll be in pain for awhile and won't to do some more work for awhile.

You also shouldn't work your abs everyday. Exercising causes muscle to tear and when your body repairs said muscle it builds it back stronger. Your abs heal very fast compared to most muscles in your body, but they still need a day off every now and then. I wouldn't recommend more than 4 days a week (I prefer Mon. Wed. Fri. myself).

Have fun.
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[CarbinE]

Also, this may sound weird but the more heavy lifting you do now, if you don't plan on maintaining for 20 some odd years then you might as well just do lean weight because heavier lifters gain fat easier due to ATP to oxygen ratio.
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